Diesel
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- Crimson-Catalyst
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Basic Info
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Full Name:
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Diesel
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Other Names:
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113-V01-SD (callsign)
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Gender:
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Male (he/they)
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Age:
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17
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Species:
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Aeronaut (human cyborg)
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Story:
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Ash & Dust
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Creation Date:
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October 17th 2019
Profile
A member of the latest trainee class, Diesel is a young aeronaut sick and tired of being a kid. Diesel is the eldest of his generation and as such feels responsible for keeping track of and helping all fifteen of the rest - he's fed-up and harrowed and has no time for himself, but it's up to him to make sure everyone is in tip-top shape. He expects to graduate and become a Squad Captain in the Heralds, if all goes right, though he's admittedly a bit uneasy about the idea of more responsibility.
Out of all his classmates, Diesel has a special pocket of hatred in his heart for Hinata, who goes out of his way to antagonize and ignore Diesel. Maybe he is a little harsh on Hinata, but he deserves it. It is, of course, unsurprising when Hinata's antics go terribly wrong and end up with the two of them grounded in the wasteland. Diesel suffers a nasty concussion and a broken rib that keeps them trapped below the clouds until they can find help or at least a mechanic. After they follow their would-be ambushers back to their town, Diesel has had it up to here, is ready to go home, and is predictably pissed when he's told they've gotta stay for a month or two to recover - and with Hinata, no less. Thankfully Coyote spends a lot of time with him while he's being forced to take it easy, which makes things a bit more bearable.
Diesel is classed as a stunt plane and puts the work into his training and it shows. He is incredibly nimble in the air, albeit a bit dramatic about it. While a trainee's schedule puts them through a well-rounded regimen, Diesel often takes the lead of a squad, which requires just that much more sharpness and quick thinking.
Diesel is intense, haughty, and a little crabby, but most of all, he is tired. He feels a lot of pressure to be a perfect role model and do everything that is asked of him to a standard beyond expectations. He puts other people's needs before his own, barely knows how to relax, and defines himself more around his role as part of the whole than as an individual. Please give Diesel a break and maybe some therapy he needs both
Social Connections
Hinata - least favorite person under the sun. unfortunately, also trapped alone with him
Coyote - wastelander and assigned caretaker, later good friend. he's cool. diesel really likes spending time with him for no particular reason
Henri - wastelander and rescuer, somewhat of a father figure
Teagan - wastelander, cool older kid
Diamond - classmate and next youngest trainee, more or less his sister
Maxwell - classmate
Grand Admiral Goddard - the boss
Major Heidi - leader of the heralds and also the boss. Diesel reports to her as head of his class
Species - Aeronauts
Aeronauts are a small, secluded "race" of airplane-inspired cyborgs designed to ease the strain on a new generation rebuilding itself after the apocalypse (although they're unaware of most of this). They run by a strict code and are forbidden from leaving their world above the clouds while they sweep the skies. Aeronaut culture is fairly divergent from most humans' focus on creativity and discovery, and is instead rooted in work ethic and individual purpose serving a whole.
The 'nauts are easily 75% mechanical over a human core, modified near-immediately after birth with fairly unique cybernetics based upon their own genetic code. Like any human, no one is exactly the same and they express a wide variance that doesn't fit neatly into categories, though they are sorted into Stunt, Jet, and Carrier classes for convenience. Their overall design is consistent, however, and most notably they all have retractable wings & tails and "gauntlets" on their arms that allow them to filter pollutants out of the air and metabolize them.
World Context
The world ended around 300 years ago, give or take, depending on where you'd like to calculate the end of the end to be. Civilization slowly crumbled under a brutal barrage of seemingly every possible apocalypse (natural disasters, polluted resources, world war,) over the course of fifty-some-odd years and now it's a lawless wasteland like the good ole days. No human culture is truly back on its feet, but the wasteland is coming back to life: nature is rebounding en force and many established settlements and factions are doing well for themselves. Plenty of people still roam as survivor crews living off the land, but overall, the memory of the apocalypse itself has passed and a new norm has settled in.
This isn't to say everything is perfect - remnants of war efforts and catastrophic pollution have still left their calling cards, among other things. Rogue robots wander and kill at their leisure and the sky is blanketed in thick, permanent cloud cover. Assholes run rampant in the form of bandits, militia, and dystopian cityfolk continuing the old ways - it's still called "the wasteland" for a reason. But the world and humanity are healing, slowly but surely.
The primary narrative of Ash & Dust happens out in the wasteland with a misfit band of "scrappers:" folks that scavenge technological scrap and will hunt robots, drones, and even cyborgs to break them down for parts. They're not self-sustaining and trade their catches with local settlements on the regular. Like any rogueish wasteland bands, they value their freedom and members often come and go as they please while finding their calling.
Stats
> 6' 6" tall (with the heels, but he won't admit it)
> canon birthday October 17th; Virgo (calendar-adjusted)
Miscellany
> tippy-toe walker, heels or not
> absolutely despises shirts and will do everything he can to avoid wearing them. untangling his gauntlets from sleeves is a nightmare
> had a lisp as a child thanks to the plating on his lower lip - he's acclimated and now speaks normally, but moves his upper lip very exaggeratedly
> once given the chance for some self-reflection, he finds that he genuinely cares a lot about others and their well-being
Abilities (?)
> none documented yet
|| Favorite Art & Another || Primary Ref / Flat Colors || Height Ref ||
Primary Notes
> ponytail is a flat banner shape, not cylindrical; falls to around the bottom of their ribcage but can be fudged
> upper gauntlet piece is only a half ring; both it and the full ring "float" without touching his forearms
** his arms are symmetric!! his ref is just at a weird angle
> oversized hands
> one tail
Other Stuff
> Tall and lean-type athletic. Slightly taller than Coyote, definitely more toned (ref)
> glowy eyes! no irises, just white pupils
> wings & tail are retractable (all or nothing; they cant have just one out)
> the darkest black color is woven carbon fiber (tummies, joints, hands), everything else is metal or human
> super secret wip pic if it's helpful ;3
Diesel is an overworked, very tired kid with too many expectations weighing him down, and tends to be fairly haughty and judgemental. He's a crabby, better-than-you type who doesn't know how to relax (though he's now being forced to learn). If you draw him in the air he is an acrobatic plane and is very extra about it, like a ballerina might be just for the Flair, u kno
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